Mickey Mouse making aliyah?
jerusalem (ynetnews.com) | Will the next Disney movie be filmed in Israel? Walt Disney Studios Chairman Richard Cook has promised that his staff would examine the possibility of filming a major motion picture in Israel, Yediot Achronot reported Monday, March 6.
Cook met recently with the Israeli consul general in Los Angeles, Ehud Danoch, along with Mark Zoradi, president of Buena Vista International, which is owned by Disney.
In the past few weeks, the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles has been making concerted efforts to interest Hollywood studios in filming against the backdrop of the varied Israeli landscape.
Cook and Zoradi noted that Disney films see great success in Israel, and Israeli movie theaters are some of the world’s most sophisticated.
Danoch told the two that Israel would be overjoyed to host Disney film crews in Israel and to have Disney use Israeli technology in its movie production.
Danoch also told the film executives about the advanced digital technology being developed in Israel, for the production of animated films.
‘Crime time’ comes to Berkeley for fund-raiser
The first family of crime fiction is headed to the East Bay as best-selling authors Jonathan and Faye Kellerman and their son, newly minted novelist Jesse Kellerman, are set for a joint appearance at Berkeley’s Ristorante Raphael. The evening of dinner and conversation is a benefit for ARMDI, American Friends of Magen David Adom.
Following their presentation, all three will be available for book signings.
The event takes place 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 27 at Ristorante Raphael, 2132 Center St., Berkeley. Tickets: $75. A private reception with the Kellermans takes place at 5:30 p.m. at a cost of $180 per person. Information: (510) 644-9500.